Sode no Shirayuki

Tobirama can proudly say that one of his best assets is never losing his cool, even when the Daimyo is on the verge of declaring war on Konoha because he has given the Uchiha the police force without consulting, nor when the elders are commanding him to get married, he never looses his cool. 

But this, the situation right now is causing him to go haywire. Maybe killing everyone is a better option than peace.

All that he’s asking his brother is for a moment for himself to be able to do his research, even just a single hour, but no, his brother is always close to him, always insisting on holding him, stating that they need to have a skinship until the first part of his heat comes past, Hashirama even follows him when he goes to the toilet. 

His brother still thinks his outburst is because of his denial of being an omega, one particular trait of his brother that annoys him is his sheer determination about one thing that he goes blind about the other things, sometimes he really wonders as to how his brother got elected as the Hokage. 

The pain in his stomach is not that prominent as before and it is not that serious, but the hotness is the one he didn’t like, his brother seems to be able to know every time he feels the hotness, well, his brother tells him he can smell him “You smell so good Otouto! Like the beginning of spring!”

Another problem that he’s facing is the message that they promise to send the Uchiha, which he brought up to his brother but his brother has set aside it stating “You are the Haha-ue they will accept peace even without a treaty.” 

This is mind-boggling to Tobirama because peace was the ultimate dream his brother has, even putting his family and their clan’s wishes aside for the sake of it, and now his brother is lounging in his futon looking like the happiest man in the world. 

“That’s my bed Anija, if you plan on not doing anything but lie there all day at least go to your own.”

“But Tobi! Your futon smell so nice! Lie down with me otouto. I’ll make the pain go away” 

“I’m not in pain, and don’t you have clan duties?”

“Eh? But Tobi you are my duty.”

Trying to have a normal conversation with his brother is like trying to solve something unsolvable. 

They promised the Uchiha’s that they will send the message on the fortnight because Tobirama thought that 2 weeks is enough for him to at least draft a peace treaty and now the 1st week has passed he’s panicking a bit because he wants this to push thru, now that he knows, understand and perceive peace he’ll make sure that this happens. 

But his brother seems to not mind those things and just lounge with him. 

“You can just send them a simple letter stating that we are now at peace.”

“That’s now how peace treaties work Anija” irritation is evident in his voice but his brother just smiles at him. “Anija? What? Why are you smiling?”

“There are so many things that I apparently didn’t know about you. I missed so many things about you Otouto. I never see you this agreeable about peace before. I just don’t understand why did hide your true self from me.” 

He didn’t answer because anything that he says just goes through his brother’s ear. 

Upon his observation on the days that he is here there is only one possible conclusion, he’s in a different universe, one that he doesn’t understand many things but is also familiar to most. 

Maybe if he plays this correctly his brother will let him do his research.

But he didn’t need to play, the opportunity presented itself when their Grandmother from their mother's side arrived at their compound. 

Hatake Nanako is a formidable warrior in his own universe and seeing as his clan act the same, his grandmother here probably is. His grandmother died at the hands of the Uchiha during an ambush when the Hatake visited the Senju compound for the burial of Itama, she sacrificed herself so her people can escape, but even at an old age, she was able to take down half before falling down. 

As the Senju opened the compound gate and partway he saw a different woman, Hatake Nananko known as the red wolf for once killing a whole small clan for trying to kidnap her is now wearing a jūnihitoe instead of her favored red armor. 

He hears Hashirama mutters “Finally Obaa-sama is here!” 

Then his brother looked “You should go to the private chamber Tobi, away from other Hatake alphas.”

He wanted to ask why but seeing this as his way of going to the library he just nodded. 

He ran to the library wasting no time and gets his scroll in case he needs to store the books. 

He first went to the history section and try to fast scan the titles for books that were not in his own universe. 

After scanning at least three shelves he sees a book that has halted him for at least a minute before picking it, a simple title: Second Gender and its importance to the society and court. 

He read it the way he read and he summarizes a mission report:

This world has a second gender that is classified into three, the alphas, betas, and omegas. The second gender usually presents when a person turns 13 years old. The Alphas are the leaders, the betas are the followers, and the omegas the breeders. 

What the actual f*ck?! He was transported in this f*cked up world?

But he wasn’t able to finish reading the book as he felt a familiar chakra going to the private room his brother has instructed him to go to. He hurriedly hides the book in his tiny scroll and put it in his sleeve pocket.

He was able to enter and sit before his grandmother entered the room. It’s the informal room where their favorite kotatsu is placed. 

His grandmother entered with an elegance that he didn’t know she had before and when his brother tried to enter his grandmother had stopped him “I want time alone with my little Tobi.” 

His grandmother loves calling him little Tobi in his world too. 

He greeted his grandmother and they sit opposite of each other. His grandmother asks him if there is anyone near them and when he scanned and found none, his grandmother smiled and asks him.

“So little Tobi, how did you die?”

What did she ask? “What?”

“Oh come on Tobirama, you didn’t think I wouldn’t know that my favorite grandson in the one that I'm facing? So tell me how did you die?”

“What?” He can’t fathom what is happening.

“If you say ‘what’ one more time little Tobi, I’m gonna summon Hebi-Hebi and make sure he flies you so high just like what she did when you didn’t want to dress when you’re just wee 4 years old. And when she’s done I’m gonna use my Tessen and pin you on a tree”

Sure a woman wearing jūnihitoe wouldn’t know how to wield a Tessen. His grandmother looks at his face and laughs “I never thought I would be able to see a confused look etched in your face little Tobi. In this world or the other.” 

And something clicked in his mind “Baa-chan?” 

He didn’t know how but he was able to cross the kotatsu and be on his grandmother and they hugged just like how they did when her grandmother was still alive in his world. 

“Oh, how I missed you my little Tobi! You’re the one that I was thinking before those blasted Uchiha killed me.” He felt his grandmother’s grip tightened. “And then I woke up thinking I just have a premonition only to find out this is a different world with additional problems.” 

His grandmother then has explained to him everything that has happened. The difference in his situation is that her grandmother has woken up a day before her death and that the other Nanako has already presented as an omega before. But waking up and not being able to fight is her grandmother’s greatest complaint.

“This scumbags think I’m just a weak omega who can’t wield my fan and not kill them in an instant.” Pertaining to her people

Her grandmother then explain some other things to him about this world, about the second gender and other terms that he heard and not understand. He gets the book from his scroll and showed it to his grandmother. 

“Pah! This is the same book I read my first week here, I’m telling you this is written by some stupid alpha who thinks the world is supposed to bow down to them.” Then his grandmother tosses the book at the fire pit near them. 

“I will give you a brief explanation regarding the second gender here, it’s simple actually, remember my lesson that I told you regarding the wolves and their packs?”

He nodded “Yes baa-chan”

“Well it’s the same in this world, the humans in here are more attached to their animal side, the wolves and the bees based on my observation, now, think of the clan as the pack or the colony, the alphas are the leaders and usually the main protectors of the pack, think of them as the father of the family. The betas are the followers, they make sure that the pack would work together, they don’t have the same drive alphas and omegas and are usually the buffer, the workers of the hive, think of them as the children of the family. The omegas are the, hmmm, what’s the right word?”

“The breeders? That’s what the book said.” Tobirama slightly grimaced as the words left his mouth. 

“I told you pay no mind to that stupid book, that alpha who has written that is stupid and doesn’t know a thing.” 

Then his grandmother closed her eyes and when she was able to find the right term continued.

“Light of the pack, yes that’s the right term, the omegas are the glue of the pack, they balance the alphas making sure that they don’t lean too much in their animal instinct, they also make sure that the betas are cared for and loved, now think of them as the mother of the pack.”

He nodded as he absorbed the information his grandmother is giving him. 

 “Now there are many terminologies that you will hear but I will give you a summary to some important ones because your brother might barge in any moment.”

“I will warn you if he’s in a hearing distance.” To which his grandmother nodded. 

“Let’s start; presenting is when your second gender present it usually present at the age of 13, 

ruts and heats is the same with the wolves, it’s the time for mating the difference here is that you can only have sex with your mate. Another difference is that heats and ruts can also appear when the pack needs a bonding time, the heat will be relieved in a non-sexual way, just like how your brother helped you, but it takes longer and sometimes they sometimes come back. Your brother was worried about your heat because this stupid clan of yours needed to have a bonding time for a long time and extreme heats can kill you if it’s not answered or provided right. 

Mates are just basically your soulmates; one of the good things I can see in this world, because cheating doesn’t exist in this world. 

Scent Blockers is a device or medicine that helps to hide your second gender, your brother thinks that you’re using it that’s why they weren’t able to smell you. That’s why he’s paranoid because long time usage of scent blockers can damage your dynamic or can produce extreme heat or rut. 

Scent or scenting, the scent coming from our scent gland is important because they tell your second gender, your emotions and many things, omegas scent calms alphas, betas and fellow omegas.”

Soulmate? Isn’t that what Madara had called him? He keeps his thoughts on himself while his grandmother then sips her tea.

“Now there is one problem that we share, we won’t be heavily affected by the pull of the scent, of the pack itself as our soul is not familiar the way the body here is created. But that doesn’t mean we are immune, sometimes you will do something that you usually won’t do in our past world and sometimes you will feel the pull. My only blessing is that I’m already old and my husband is already dead, you on the other hand is young, you will experience many more beats and not only that but you’re the Haha-ue.” 

His grandmother then sighed and pinched his cheek. “Aw, baa-chan, that hurts” but his grandmother just laughs at him.

“Always the overachiever my little Tobi. Now Haha-ue is like the queen bee of the colony/hive, that’s why they are called as queen omegas. And you my little Tobi is the Empress. The last news that I’ve heard before going here is that the Daimyo wants to go here personally. Tell me, what’s your plan?”

“Peace.” Even after everything that has happened, his dream is still to have Konoha back. Where true peace will reign and no more doubt and distrust about the village itself. Where he can teach the children and make sure that no war will happen ever again.

“I’ll help you. Your brother has written to me that you wanted to draft the peace treaty, want my advice?” His grandmother said while holding his hands. 

“Yes, please.”

“Instead of drafting it why don’t you request a meeting? So that you can hear all of what they want, and instead of just the Uchiha’s extend you invitation to every clan here in the land of fire.  If you’re doing this peace thing then do it in one swing of the sword. And that’s what the scriptures have described the haha-ue, bringer of eternal peace”

That might expedite the peace “Thank you baa-chan. I’ll plan for that. Also, Anija’s near.” 

With that Tobirama returned to his sit while her grandmother trying to straighten her kimono. “Baa-chan? What happened to your armor?”

“It’s beneath this stupid dress little Tobi.”

With that he chuckled quietly and on cue his brother has appeared.

“Why is Otouto laughing? Why are you taking so long? What’s happening?” 

“Breath Hashirama, your brother has confessed to me his reasoning as to why he didn’t told you his dynamic. And no, I won’t tell you”  

Hashirama deflated “That’s unfair!” 

“Your the clan head Hashirama act like one. Now, where were we little Tobi?” As if on cue Tobirama understand what his grandmother is hinting him.

“Anija, get your pen and messengers, we have work to do.” 

And that night letters was sent to 14 different clans.